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A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics QUOTES

A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics QUOTES

1 " War!
What is it good for?
It's good for business.

- North Sea Bubble "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

2 " A virtue never tested is no virtue at all.

- Must I Paint You a Picture "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

3 " The revolution is just a T-shirt away.

- Waiting for the Great Leap Forward "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

4 " Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all.

- The Internationale "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

5 " The temptation
To take the precious things we have apart
To see how they work
Must be resisted for they never fit together again.

- Must I Paint You a Picture "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

6 " If no one seems to understand
Start your own revolution and cut out the middleman

- Waiting for the Great Leap Forward "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

7 " Because the space race is over
And I can't help but feel that we've all grown up too soon.

- The Space Race Is Over "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

8 " How can you lie there and think of England
When you don't even know who's in the team?

- Greetings to the New Brunette "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

9 " He was trapped in a haircut he no longer believed in.

- King James Version "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

10 " I'm celebrating my love for you
With a pint of beer and a new tattoo.

- Greetings to the New Brunette "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

11 " There is no real substitute
For a ball struck squarely and firmly.

- A Lover Sings "

― Billy Bragg , A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics